Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Ashley, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ashley map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ashley, Dorset, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of Dorset or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Ashley and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Ashley |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.838885 |
| Longitude | -1.805173 |
| Place Type | Village |
Ashley emerges from the low-lying water meadows of the Hampshire-Dorset border with a quiet, unassuming persistence. It lies 0.8 miles south-west of Ringwood (from Ringwood: bearing 231°T, OS grid SU 138 043). The land here breathes with the damp, rhythmic pulse of the Avon Valley (Bickton To Christchurch) SSSI, where the river currents dictate the slow migration of silt and shadow across the fields. Ancient remnants of human occupation linger in the landscape, such as the two bowl barrows in Watchmoor Wood, which rise like silent, earthen knuckles above the modern perimeter. Ashley maintains a grounded character, defined less by grand monuments than by the way the low winter sun catches the reeds and the persistent moisture of the soil. Beyond the immediate periphery, the Bickerley Millstream pulls the light toward the east, feeding a network of waterways that have shaped the local topography for generations. The air in Ashley carries a distinct, sharp clarity, often cooling rapidly as the evening shadows lengthen across the flat, open expanse of the valley floor. Such terrain demands a patient observer, one willing to look past the superficial quiet to see how the geography of the river basin dictates the rhythm of daily life.
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Explore Ashley, Dorset, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.838885, -1.805173. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |